Where does “odonate” come from?

odonate (English) comes from Translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

odonate (English): Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a...

Definitions

  1. Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a...

Ancestry of “odonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOdonataorder
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →